Walk With Me

Blog posts by Bob Manuel

I've always liked the metaphor of "walking" to describe my life as a follower of Jesus. Our God is good, for He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isa.40:29-31). My overall hope with each blog entry? To encourage you to walk with me as I walk with Him.

Bob Manuel

Perhaps you’ve heard (or shared!) sentiments like the following . . . “Jesus has a wonderful plan for your life.” “Just follow Jesus and He will . . .” (Spoiler alert: The word "just" is what really messes this one up!) “God wants you to enjoy your best life now”...

(The following is a bit longer of a post than I will usually make, but this is something I wrote a number of years back after my walk on a short portion of the Appalachian Trail. I hope you enjoy!) As my family and I were spending some time together in West Virginia a...

I just finished filling the bird feeder outside my study window here at CrossWay. I chuckle a bit every time I do it. Why? Well, years ago, the first church my family and I served after we left seminary had a number of older ladies who took great delight in feeding...

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled" (Matthew 5:6) "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I gave him will never thirst" (John 4:13) "On the last and greatest day of the Feast,...

I like June bugs. They remind me of my childhood. June bugs - you know, those little brown buzzy airborne bugs that come out in, well, June. (That’s why they call them June bugs rather than May or July bugs). If you can’t tell already, this month’s article...